Canterbury names new baseball coach and athletic director

Frank Turco, who coached the Estero High School baseball team since 2001, is leaving the program for the Canterbury School, where he will become the new baseball coach and athletic director.

Turco, 45, guided the Estero Wildcats to the Class 5A state championship game in the 2013 season.

At Canterbury, Turco will inherit a team that advanced to the Class A state title game this past season.

Turco replaces Marc Taglieri, who resigned from the school when the school year ended.

"Frank is inheriting a really top team, and of course he's a great coach," Canterbury headmaster Tony Paulus said. "His goal is to move us to the next level. Hopefully, he'll take us as far as possible. Our goal is to win the state title, and maybe as early as next year."

Turco said making the move was a difficult decision.

"I saw the opportunities there," Turco said. "It was hard to pass up. There are so many great things about the school. The academics are tremendous there. Talking to a bunch of my friends that I respect. They all said, 'You need to do this. You need to entertain it.'"

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